25 Best Ever Easy Italian Dinner Recipes

25 Best Ever Easy Italian Dinner Recipes

Italian Dinner Recipes that are simple and delicious are one of our favorites to make! Here are the top 25, all-time, best ever, easy Italian Dinner recipes on our site. Perfect to help you through those busy days and nights. 30-minute meals, one-skillet meals, casseroles, pasta bakes, soups and more!

In the last 9 years, we have developed and posted over 1,300 recipes.  I am sure you can imagine a good portion are Italian.  We are always asked what are our favorites.

We decided to gather our favorites all in one place where you can check them out.

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Italian Skillets and One-Pot Recipes

One Pot Cheesy Pasta and Sausage features a spectacular creamy cheesy tomato basil sauce cooked right into the linguine pasta in this amazing One Pot Pasta recipe, ready in 20 Minutes!  Toss it all in a pot and let it cook.  It’s so easy it just about cooks itself.  Now that’s my kind of meal.

30 Minute Ravioli and Sausage Skillet - tastes like fine Italian restaurant meal in one skillet and half and hour! Cheesy and oh so delish!  We have had this 5 times in the last 2 months, its that good.

25 Minute Baked Ziti Skillet - one pan and 25 minutes are all that stand between you and a magical bite of Italian comfort food!

What's for Dinner? This scrumptious

3 Cheese Skillet Lasagna can be in just 30 minutes!! Packed with traditional flavor, in one skillet in half an hour!

Hearty Italian Sausage and Potato One Skillet Meal is made with all whole ingredients from the market and the garden. 30 minute meal!!!

Smoked Sausage Pasta and Vegetable Skillet in 30 Minutes . Packed with tender fresh vegetables, cheese and Italian flavor.

Italian Sausage, Pepper, and Potato Skillet starts with creating your own sausage flavor using lean chicken breast.  This dish goes from prep to plate in just 30 minutes.

30 Minute Stove Top Meals

Chicken Parmesano Vino Bianco is even better than Olive Garden!!!  So delicious it may transport you to Italy.

25 Minute Chicken Parmesan with Linguine and Broccoli contains all your favorite things about chicken parmesan in just 25 minutes!

This Chicken-Parmesan Pasta Toss can yours for dinner tonight with just 10 ingredients and 25 minutes!

Pierogies and Sausage with Sun-dried Tomato Cream Sauce are a surprisingly perfect comfort food for fall, ready in 30 minutes.

Super Simple Mac & Cheese Italian Style 

Italian Soups

The Ultimate 3 Cheese Lasagna Soup - a thick and rich one pot soup.  Ready in just 30 minutes.  This classic comfort food has been transformed into your new favorite soup.

Italian Sausage and Pepper Soup combines my favorite flavors in stuffed peppers and also sausage and peppers.  It goes from prep to plate in just 30 minutes.  Hot, sweet, pork, chicken or turkey this soup is for you!

30 Minute Hearty Italian Basil Sausage Soup is loaded with basil, sausage and a few more ingredients to make this stick to your ribs soup!

Light Italian Meatball Soup is loaded with veggies and lean meatballs cooked in a light tomato broth. Ready in just 30 minutes.

Hearty Pasta Fagioli - a traditional Italian dish so thick you can stand a spoon up in the pot.  On your table in 30 minutes!

Fall comfort food coming to you in this easy Tortellini and Vegetable Soup.  It is so thick and delicious, you can just about eat it with a fork.

Italian Chili:  Flavorful, delicious meaty chili with an Italian flair!

Roasted Tomato Basil Soup. Sometimes all you need is a good bowl of soup and a spoon. Packed with deep slow roasted tomato flavor and a tiny kick, you are going to love it!

Casseroles, Pasta Bakes and More!

Quick and Easy Cheesy Meat Lasagna with layer after layer of flavorful meat, pasta and cheese that comes together in 15 minutes.  Only 40 minutes from prep to plate this holiday meal is a dream come true.

Cheesy Bacon Chicken Pierogi Bake made with a creamy bacon cheese sauce in just 30 minutes!  BACON.CHEESE.POTATOES!  It's calling your name.

Italian Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta Bake is loaded with ooey gooey cheese, sun-dried and fresh grape tomatoes. Ready in just 30 minutes!

30 Minute Cheesy Pesto and Chicken Pasta Bake a fun spin on the the classic baked ziti that you and your family are going to go crazy over!

A twist on your classic baked ziti; this 30 Minute Cheesy Chicken Pasta Bake goes from prep to plate in half an hour. A secret ingredient really makes this dish pop!

Roasted Vegetable Penne Pasta is an amazing and simple dish that is 'knock your socks off' delicious! It starts with slow roasted vegetables and ends with a fresh garlic sauce. You're welcome.

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Meat Lover's Pizza Pasta Bake

Meat Lover's Pizza Pasta Bake

Meat Lover’s Pizza Pasta Bake is exactly what I like to make when pizza comes up on a busy weeknight. It’s loaded with ooey gooey cheese, fun twisty pasta, seasoned beef, pepperoni, sausage and bacon… Need I say more? This is our family favorite choice for a weeknight “pizza night” and I am sure it will be yours, too!

We really love pizza and we could eat it everyday!  Munchkin goes crazy for pizza and she lets us know when we are driving past our favorite pizza place.  As in, "what are you doing?  The pizza is back there!!!".  We all love the meat lovers pizza; loaded with pepperoni, beef, sausage and bacon.  It makes my heart go pitter patter.


This Meat Lover's Pizza Pasta Bake is my spin on our favorite pizza.  My picky 3 year old squeals when she hears "pizza pasta for dinner" and gobbles it down as quick as I can get it on her plate.  Chad is no different he certainly loves it too!  And Me?  Well, let's just say you don't need to go gettin' all fancy on me and bother takin' it out of the pan.  Just give me a fork!   Just be glad I am civilized about this and using a fork.  Seriously I could dive into this pan.

Why do I love thee so???  Let me count the ways...   Pepperoni, sausage, beef, bacon and ooey gooey cheese.  I love it for so many reasons, it tastes unbelievable and it can be on the table in half an hour!

This bread is super simple, great for a party, and can be prepped ahead of time if you're in a pinch when party planning. It's a great touch on a holiday table as an alternative to traditional rolls.

Speaking of simple recipes, of course our new cookbook {The Simple Kitchen - available to order now}is packed with delicious, easy recipes.

The Simple Kitchen is loaded with more than 75 BRAND NEW recipes and a hand full of family favorites too.

8 chapters with a total of 82 quick and easy recipes that are bursting with flavor!!!

Every recipe has a photo that will make your mouth water. It has slow cooker meals, one-pot recipes, quick dinners, simple appetizers, desserts and more!!!

And we have included kitchen tips to make dinnertime less stressful.

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Helpful Tips to make Meat Lover's Pizza Pasta Bake:

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What you will need to make Meat Lover's Pizza Pasta Bake:

• A Medium skillet – 
• Blender- You can use any blender, but I absolutely love this one! I use it for ice cream, smoothies, soups, my tomato sauce and naturally this milk shake.

Enjoy!

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One-Pot Cheese Italian Pasta and Chicken
One Pot Mexican Pasta and Sausage

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Meat Lover's Pizza Pasta Bake

Meat Lover’s Pizza Pasta Bake is exactly what I like to make when pizza comes up on a busy weeknight. It’s loaded with ooey gooey cheese, fun twisty pasta, seasoned beef, pepperoni, sausage and bacon… Need I say more? This is our family favorite choice for a weeknight “pizza night” and I am sure it will be yours, too!

prep time: 15 minscook time: 15 minstotal time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 8 ounces dried cellentani pasta (or elbow)
• 20 slices pepperoni
• 2 cooked Italian sausage links (about 1/2 pound total)
• 5 slices uncooked bacon
• 1/2 pound lean ground beef
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning (divided)
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt (plus more for pasta water)
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 8 ounces Italian blend shredded cheese
• 5 ounces fresh grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 425°F.
2. Bring a covered 8 quart pot of water to a boil over high heat. Add pasta and a handful of salt. Cook according to package directions (approximately 7-10 minutes). Remove from heat when pasta is al dente. Drain.
3. Meanwhile, heat a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Brown ground beef with a sprinkle of kosher salt and a teaspoon of Italian seasoning.
4. On a microwave safe plate, cook bacon between 4 paper towels in microwave for 4-5 minutes or until cooked. Dice bacon. Set aside. Heat precooked sausage in microwave for 1 minute. Slice and set aside.
5. In a blender combine diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning, 1 teaspoon kosher salt, pepper, garlic and onion powders. Blend until smooth.
6. Once pasta is drained, immediately add sauce, 3/4 of both cheeses, 1/2 of pepperoni, 1/2 of sausage, ground beef, and bacon to hot saucepan and stir with pasta until combined.
7. Pour pasta mixture into a 9” deep pie pan cover top of pasta with remaining sausage and pepperoni. Sprinkle remaining cheese over top and bake for 10 minutes, until cheese is melted and bubbly.
8. Serve and enjoy!

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Rosemary Lemon Chicken Skillet with Summer Veggies

Rosemary Lemon Chicken Skillet with Summer Veggies

Rosemary Lemon Chicken Skillet with Summer Veggies is a one-skillet meal that boasts incredible lemon and rosemary flavor absorbed right into the chicken and vegetables, leaving you with amazingly moist and delicious chicken that goes from prep to plate in just 20 minutes. An easy recipe sure to make your recipe file.

We have completely enjoyed our comfort food this winter (just ask my hips). Now, as we have headed into warmer months (it has been in the 80's here) I am longing for light and fresh meals.

One of my family’s favorite summery flavor combinations is rosemary and lemon. It’s so bright and refreshing. We love rosemary-lemon grilled chicken, so I decided to bring that flavor in to the kitchen until I am ready to venture out to the grill.

It’s funny, as soon as the temperatures hit 80 degrees on my outdoor thermometer here in Arizona (Yes, 80!), I was looking for fresh rosemary. Rosemary grows like crazy out in the desert. So naturally we have 6 rosemary bushes that I planted a few years ago in my yard.

They are prolific and have provided me and my friends and neighbors with enough rosemary to last all season. I also dry it so I have that amazing home grown rosemary in my pantry. It is quickly becoming my favorite herb!

I love rosemary on just about everything. I even made a rosemary lemon ice cream a few years ago. The best is combining it with garlic, onions and veggies and you have an amazing dinner!

This one-skillet meal boasts incredible lemon and rosemary flavor absorbed right into the chicken and vegetables, leaving you with amazingly moist and delicious chicken that goes from prep to plate in just 20 minutes.

Speaking of simple recipes, of course our new cookbook {The Simple Kitchen - available to order now}is packed with delicious, easy recipes.

The Simple Kitchen is loaded with more than 75 BRAND NEW recipes and a hand full of family favorites too.

8 chapters with a total of 82 quick and easy recipes that are bursting with flavor!!!

Every recipe has a photo that will make your mouth water. It has slow cooker meals, one-pot recipes, quick dinners, simple appetizers, desserts and more!!!

And we have included kitchen tips to make dinnertime less stressful.

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Helpful Tips to make Rosemary Lemon Chicken Skillet with Summer Veggies:

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What you will need to make Rosemary Lemon Chicken Skillet with Summer Veggies:

• Medium skillet – 
• Heat resistant spoon or spatula – Ideal for cooking, stirring, and serving.

Enjoy!

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One Pot Cheesy Italian Pasta and Chicken
30-Minute Chicken and Dumplings
One Pot Cheesy Pasta and Sausage
Chicken Alfredo Tortellini Soup

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Yield: 4Author: Donna Elick

Rosemary Lemon Chicken Skillet

Rosemary Lemon Chicken Skillet with Summer Veggies is a one-skillet meal that boasts incredible lemon and rosemary flavor absorbed right into the chicken and vegetables, leaving you with amazingly moist and delicious chicken that goes from prep to plate in just 20 minutes. An easy recipe sure to make your recipe file.

prep time: 10 MINScook time: 10 MINStotal time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil 
• 3 cloves garlic 
• 4 small boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 1 pound)
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary (or 2 tsp dried)
• 2 lemons 
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1 (24-oz) package frozen summer vegetables (or use fresh if in season) 

Instructions

1. Preheat medium (10") skillet over medium high heat. 
2. Chop rosemary and mince garlic while skillet is heating.
3. Sprinkle tops of chicken breasts with about 1/4 of the salt, pepper and rosemary. Add oil to skillet. Add garlic. Stir and place chicken in skillet seasoned side down. Sprinkle chicken with about 1/4 of the salt and pepper. Add all of the remaining rosemary.
4. Cook chicken on both sides until cooked through, about 3 minutes on each side.
5. Add vegetables. Squeeze lemon juice into skillet, sprinkle with remaining salt and pepper. Place chicken on top of vegetables. Bring to a boil. Cover.
6. Cook 5 minutes or until vegetables are crisp tender.
7. Serve and enjoy!

Recipe developed by Donna Elick
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Meat Lover's Pizza Pretzel Roll

Meat Lover's Pizza Pretzel Roll

A twist on your favorite pizza that you will dream about! Meat Lover's Pizza Pretzel Roll is the best of both world. Your favorite pizza recipe rolled into a giant pretzel roll. Filled with layer after layer of meat lover toppings and ooey gooey cheese. You need to make this one!

We are a pizza loving family, I mean who isn't?!  It seems for every dish I make I have another version with a pizza spin on it.  Pizza Pasta Bake, 4 Layer Pizza Dip, Pepperoni Pizza Puffs and many many more. 

When we were getting ready for game night last week all I could think of was pizza.  But, I wanted to serve something fun.  So I decided to roll my pizza up like a sweet roll, and then pretzelize it (yes its a word now).  

I did just that.  We all were bonkers over this Meat Lover's Pizza Pretzel Roll.  With layer after layer of meaty toppings and an entire pound of ooey gooey cheese you can't help but fall in love!  It all starts with a fabulous pretzel dough.

The dough is rolled out and topped with marinara, sliced Italian sausage, beef, pepperoni and bacon.  As if that isn't enough to make your head spin...  It's topped with 16 ounces of Italian cheese all rolled into the perfect log. 

Once it is rolled it is brushed and topped with salt.  That's its!  Awesome trick for serving too.  I used a 2 cup Pyrex glass bowl in the center to keep the bread from rising in the center.  Once it was out of the oven, I poured cheesy sauce into the hot bowl and served it.

Just because I simply can not get enough cheese, I made the cheese sauce from this recipe and served it with the pizza roll.  Topped the cheese sauce with chopped tomato and basil. Perfect!

Oh my word!  It was flipping amazing and I can not wait to make it again.

Speaking of simple recipes, of course our new cookbook {The Simple Kitchen - available to order now}is packed with delicious, easy recipes. The Simple Kitchen is loaded with more than 75 BRAND NEW recipes and a hand full of family favorites too.

8 chapters with a total of 82 quick and easy recipes that are bursting with flavor!!! Every recipe has a photo that will make your mouth water. It has slow cooker meals, one-pot recipes, quick dinners, simple appetizers, desserts and more!!! And we have included kitchen tips to make dinnertime less stressful.

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Helpful Tips to make Meat Lover's Pizza Pretzel Roll:

• You can mix the dough by hand if you do not have a stand mixer.  Add water, yeast and sugar to a large bowl.  Once the yeast blooms stir in the salt and the flour.  Mix with a spoon.  Turn dough out onto floured counter top and knead for 3-5 minutes until dough is no longer sticky.  Proceed with remaining instructions.
• I microwaved the beer in a glass microwave safe measuring cup, 15 seconds at a time until it was 110-120 degrees.
• You can substitute milk or water for the beer.

What you will need to make Meat Lover's Pizza Pretzel Roll:

• Jelly Roll Pans (baking sheets with sides) - used for everything from cookies to roasting, a good baking pan will last for years.

Enjoy!

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4 Layer Pizza Dip
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Yield: 12Author: Donna Elick

Meat Lover's Pizza Pretzel Roll

A twist on your favorite pizza that you will dream about! Meat Lover's Pizza Pretzel Roll is the best of both world. Your favorite pizza recipe rolled into a giant pretzel roll. Filled with layer after layer of meat lover toppings and ooey gooey cheese. You need to make this one!

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast (1 packet)
• 12 ounces warm beer (110°-120°), I used Blue Moon *see cooks note
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour + more for dusting counter
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt + more for pretzel top
• 1/2 cup marinara sauce
• 1 pound Italian sausage links, cooked and thinly sliced into coins
• 1 pound ground beef, cooked
• 1 (7 ounce) package pepperoni
• 1 pound thick cut bacon, cooked and diced
• 1 pound shredded Italian cheese blend (or mozzarella cheese)
• 2 tablespoons baking soda
• 1 cup water, boiling
• 1 egg
• marinara or cheese sauce for serving

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 425°F.
2. Prepare bacon, ground beef and sausage links.  Set aside.
3. In a small bowl beat egg and a tablespoon of water, set aside.  Sprinkle clean counter top with ¼ cup flour.  Line a 13"x19" baking sheet with parchment paper or spray with cooking spray.  Set aside.
4. Pour beer into the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook (see cooks note if you do not have a stand mixer), sprinkle yeast over top, add sugar and stir.  Allow yeast to bloom for 5-10 minutes.  Once it is nice and foamy, it is ready. *It should look like the 'head' of a beer poured too quickly and smell yeasty.
5. Add flour and salt to stand mixer.  Knead for 3-5 minutes until the dough comes together in one ball.  Add more flour a tablespoon at a time as needed, if bread is too sticky to come together.  Dough should be tacky when you pull it out of the mixer, not sticky.
6. Place dough on floured counter top and knead in flour until it is no longer tacky, just a minute or two.  Form dough into a ball.  Light dust rolling pin and roll dough out into a 18" tall x 24" wide rectangle.
7. Brush marinara sauce over the top of the dough, leaving a 1" edge around the dough without sauce. This will be used to seal the roll and needs to be kept mostly clean.
8. Spread sausage coins over the dough in 4 spaced rows.  Sprinkle ground beef, evenly, over all of the dough continuing to leave a 1" edge around the outside of the dough.
9. Spread pepperoni in rows across the ground beef, rows should run between the sausage rows. Sprinkle with bacon and cheese.
10. Starting at the bottom, tightly roll dough away from you, using the last 1” to seal roll.  The last few inches of the roll are the toughest, so once you are about 2-3" from the end, stop and use a brush to apply egg wash on the 1" edge.  Pull remaining dough over the top (towards you) and gently press the edge down to seal.  Tuck the edges of the 'log' underneath to seal in.
11. Carefully transfer the log to your prepared baking sheet and form a circle.  *tip* I  lifted one side of the roll and slid the baking pan under neath with the other hand.
12. If there are any holes in your log, pinch some extra dough off the ends of your log and press it flat and lay it over the hole and gently press it on top to seal.  Once all holes are patched, pinch the ends of the log together.
13. Bring water to a boil. Carefully add baking soda (it will bubble up). Stir and liberally brush water over the entire pizza roll.
14. Place an oven safe bowl, greased on the outside (I used a 2 cup pyrex bowl) in the center of the pizza roll. *This will be where you place your cheese sauce when you serve it.
15. Brush the entire pizza roll with the egg wash.  Sprinkle with course salt.
16. Bake for 25-30 minutes until the pretzel is browned and thumps when you flick the top.
17. Pour cheese sauce or marinara in center bowl and serve.  Enjoy!

DONNA'S NOTES

1. You can mix the dough by hand if you do not have a stand mixer.  Add water, yeast and sugar to a large bowl.  Once the yeast blooms stir in the salt and the flour.  Mix with a spoon.  Turn dough out onto floured counter top and knead for 3-5 minutes until dough is no longer sticky.  Proceed with remaining instructions.

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Chicken Tetrazzini

Chicken Tetrazzini

Now that it’s officially comfort food season, there’s one dish our family always loves… and that’s this mushroom chicken tetrazzini.  Traditionally, or at least, how I’ve seen it frequently, this dish is made with spaghetti pasta.  My family prefers it with egg noodles, so that’s what I’ve made to share with you all today! 

If you’d prefer spaghetti, that’s something you can easily substitute. One of the things I love about this chicken tetrazzini is that it’s made from scratch!  No condensed soups whatsoever.  Nothing against those soups, but I find meals taste better when made with everyday, whole ingredients.

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Perhaps the best part about this meal is that I typically use a shredded rotisserie chicken for this meal, but you can easily make this without that component.  Just cook 2 chicken breasts until golden brown and cooked through.  Remove from the pot and shred with two forks… voila!  Shredded chicken.  Then just use the same pot and start with the recipe as written… easy peasy!

So what if your evening is incredibly packed and you just have NO time to prepare this meal?  Good news… this chicken tetrazzini can be prepared the night before!  Prepare as directed, but don’t bake, then cover and refrigerate overnight.  While the oven is preheating, let the pot sit out on the counter at room temperature, then bake according to the recipe.  I love meals like that… because we all know there are some nights that are crazy busy, but we still want a home cooked meal right?


As the weather cools down, and your nights get busier, give this chicken tetrazzini a try… I’m sure you’ll enjoy it as much as my family does!

HELPFUL TIPS TO MAKE CHICKEN TETRAZZINI:

• I really like to use cremini (also called baby Portobello) mushrooms in this chicken tetrazzini, as they bring a much meaty, earthy flavor to the dish but you can substitute button mushroom if you prefer. 
• To make using fresh chicken breasts, add a drizzle of olive oil to pot over MED heat.  Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper, to taste, and cook 5-6 minutes per side, until cooked through and golden.  Remove chicken from skillet and drain excess grease.  Shred chicken with two forks and set aside.  Preheat oven, add butter and cook recipe as directed, starting with step 2 above.
• As an added bonus, the leftovers are fabulous… so lunch the next day is covered too!

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO MAKE CHICKEN TETRAZZINI:

• 4 Qt Braising Pan - my go to pan for one-pot recipes and skillet meals. It is oven safe and so easy to clean up!
• Wood turner - my most used spoon or spatula in my kitchen. It is amazing for sauteing vegetables. Browning meat and turning. A must have!

Enjoy!

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One-Pot Cheese Italian Pasta and Chicken is a rich and savory dish bursting with your favorite flavors! This simple recipe features a creamy sun-dried tomato sauce that is cooked right into the pasta in this amazing one-pot dish. Toss it all in a pot and let it cook. It's so easy that it just about cooks itself.  Now that's my kind of meal!!!

One Pot Cheesy Pasta and Sausage, features a creamy, cheesy tomato basil sauce that is cooked right into the linguine pasta in this amazing dish that is ready in 20 minutes. Toss it all in a pot and let it cook. It's so easy that it just about cooks itself.  Now that's my kind of meal!!!

One Pot Mexican Pasta and Sausage features a spectacular salsa inspired sauce; that is cooked right into the spaghetti in this amazing dish, ready in 20 Minutes!   Your favorite salsa ingredients come together to with pasta and sausage to create a knock-your-socks-off meal. Toss it all in a pot and let it go.  It's so easy, that it just about cooks itself.  Now that's my kind of meal!

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Chicken Tetrazzini

SERVES 8  |  ACTIVE TIME 20 Min  |  TOTAL TIME 55 Min

1/2 cup butter, plus 1 tablespoon melted
8 ounces sliced cremini mushrooms
1 medium yellow onion, diced
3-4 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon fresh thyme, minced (can substitute 1 tsp dried thyme leaves)
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
3 cups chicken stock
1 cup heavy cream
16 ounces egg noodles, cooked according to package directions
3 cups cooked, shredded chicken (or 2 large chicken breasts cooked and shredded – see recipe notes below)
2 cups frozen peas
1 1/2 cups shredded Parmesan cheese
1/3 cup Panko breadcrumbs

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Heat a large cast iron (or other oven safe pot) skillet over medium heat. Add 1/2 cup of butter and cook until melted. Add mushrooms and onion. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 5-6 minutes.  Add garlic and cook for 1 minute.

Stir in thyme, salt and pepper, then add flour, stirring to coat completely.

Add chicken stock and cream, stirring frequently to remove any lumps. Cook, stirring often, about 8-10 minutes, or until thickened.

Stir in cooked egg noodles, shredded chicken, peas and Parmesan cheese.

In a small bowl, stir together melted butter and panko breadcrumbs, then sprinkle over the top of the dish.  Season with additional pepper if desired, then bake 35-45 minutes, until bubbly and golden brown.

COOK'S NOTES: To make using fresh chicken breasts, add a drizzle of olive oil to pot over MED heat.  Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper, to taste, and cook 5-6 minutes per side, until cooked through and golden.  Remove chicken from skillet and drain excess grease.  Shred chicken with two forks and set aside.  Preheat oven, add butter and cook recipe as directed, starting with step 2 above.

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